Candidate for election to Whanganui District Council and Whanganui District Health Board

With 30 of my 52 years building deep business experience consulting and delivering real IT change to enterprise, local and central government I understand management & change. With recent real success with Castlecliff’s rejuvenation I’ve built a deep appreciation and affection for our Whanganui communities. I’ll work to see Council developing agile, smart change and engagement with residents, Iwi, businesses, artists and all calling Whanganui home.

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Housing focus – I believe we have a crisis and will look hard to find where council can make changes to see more good, affordable homes. Fixing delays, barriers & costs arising from the building consent process and encouraging more density to give us more affordable homes.

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Community engagement focus – I’ve seen the value of real community engagement delivering real value from limited budgets.

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Digital focus - drawing on my IT business experience to address digital divide and see smart use of IT

Community: Building the Castlecliff Library delivering literacy, training, community space and services. Vision & support for church, Waka Ama, KASM making change at a local level. Council engagement. Secretary of Progress Castlecliff.

Digital: www.Castlecliff.NZ/Facebook - that have been instrumental in building Pride in Castlecliff. CCTV. Various public digital access initiatives.

Engagement - initiating & challenging Council to bring a full council meeting out of chambers and into the suburbs - an experience valued by council and community and that I want to see as a regular feature of Council business not only for Castlecliff but Aramoho, Whanganui East, Durie Hill, Putiki and all areas.